UBS keeps USD 115.00 target for Paychex stock

Published on 10/17/2026 at 22:08 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Paychex declared a USD 1.19 dividend on October 15, 2026. Paychex stock stood at EUR 98.76 on October 16, 2026, minus 0.39 percent versus the Xetra close.

Analyst target and calendar

UBS maintained its USD 115.00 Paychex target on September 28, 2026.
Paychex declared a USD 1.19 quarterly dividend on October 15, 2026.
Paychex stock last stood at EUR 98.76 at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026 at 11:00 p.m. CEST, minus 0.39 percent versus the Xetra close of October 16, 2026.
Paychex is expected to report earnings on December 18, 2026.

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UBS maintained a USD 115.00 target for Paychex on September 28, 2026, according to Gekko. The target stood 3.02 percent above the USD 111.63 home-market price on October 16, 2026. The last Lang & Schwarz quote stood at EUR 98.76 on October 16, 2026 at 11:00 p.m. CEST, minus 0.39 percent versus the Xetra close of EUR 99.15 on October 16, 2026.

Dividend sets the income marker

Paychex declared a quarterly dividend of USD 1.19 per share on October 15, 2026. MarketBeat reported that the payment is scheduled for November 25, 2026, with October 26, 2026 as the record date. The declared payment is a separate valuation input from the UBS target.

Price sits 13.32 percent below high

Paychex closed its latest US session at USD 111.63 on October 16, 2026, according to the dated finance quote. That left the stock 13.32 percent below its USD 128.78 52-week high and 30.45 percent above its USD 85.45 low. The session volume was 5,508,722 shares against an average volume of 3,005,239 shares.

Paychex reported USD 1.6305 billion in revenue and USD 429.7 million in net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2027 ended August 31, 2026. Diluted earnings per share were USD 1.21 and the net profit margin was 26.00 percent, based on the reported quarter. Markets Insider identified the period as the first quarter of the fiscal year ending May 31, 2027.

Valuation and next reporting date

Paychex had a USD 39.7 billion market capitalization, a P/E ratio of 22.19 and a dividend yield of 4.00 percent on October 16, 2026. Zacks listed December 18, 2026 as the next expected earnings release date.

Comparison with peers

Paychex Inc. (Nasdaq, USD): minus 0.39 percent, P/E 22.19, market capitalization USD 39.7 billion

Automatic Data Processing (Nasdaq, USD): plus 1.14 percent, P/E 26.38, market capitalization USD 114.5 billion

H&R Block (NYSE, USD): plus 0.75 percent, P/E 8.48, market capitalization USD 6.0 billion

Paychex market details

Paychex provides payroll, human resources, benefits and insurance services for small and midsized businesses. Its shares trade on Nasdaq under the ticker PAYX. On October 16, 2026, the last available Nasdaq price was USD 111.63, while the German euro quote stood at EUR 98.76 at Lang & Schwarz.

The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Paychex stock.